Anthony Hopkins is sensational in James Hawes' otherwise fairly conventional biopic of Nicholas Winton, who was responsible for rescuing hundreds of Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.
Strong moments and sincere intent can’t save Sarah Gavron’s shapeless take on the plight of the Suffragettes.
Kenneth Branagh’s refreshing, irony-free retelling of Cinderella with Downtown Abbey’s Lily James sliding on the glass slipper.
Not just one of the most entertaining British films in years, but one of the most intriguing, too.
By Anton Bitel
Tim Burton has always been a visual storyteller and his Alice is a source of visual wonder.